After a tense meeting at the White House, Russian media celebrated while U.S. President Donald Trump scolded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump told Zelensky he was being “disrespectful” and warned against making the situation worse. “You can’t tell us how to feel. You are risking a World War III,” Trump said. He added, “I have made you strong. Now you need to make a deal, or we are done. You don’t have the power.”
Former Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev, now a top official in Russia, mocked Zelensky online, saying, “Trump finally told the truth to the Ukrainian president. The Kiev government is playing with fire. It’s time to stop supporting their military.” A Kremlin-backed news site claimed Zelensky looked nervous during the meeting.
Interestingly, the White House kicked out a reporter from the Russian news agency TASS during the meeting. They were not on an approved list and were taken out by a staff member.
TASS reported on the meeting, making Zelensky look bad compared to Russia. This meeting came after Trump tried to talk to Putin about ending the war without including Zelensky. Trump also incorrectly claimed that Ukraine started the conflict and criticized Zelensky’s leadership. Zelensky responded by calling Trump’s statements false and said he was spreading Russian lies. Later, when asked about calling Zelensky a “dictator,” Trump seemed surprised and said, “Did I say that? I don’t believe I said that. Next question.”
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